But if you re in a rush or don t want the hassle of doing the mod podge stencil vinyl is the way to go.
What is stencil vinyl used for.
How to choose the best stencil vinyl for cricut.
If your design is intricate use cricut transfer tape to transfer your design from the liner to your project surface.
Mod podge your vinyl stencil on.
Scrape it down really well to adhere it well and form a good seal.
Line up your vinyl on your wood sign and use a scraper tool to apply the vinyl to the wood.
Even though we have an adhesive on the back reusable stencils will bleed easier than vinyl stencils.
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It s usually clear or see through and it s designed to be used for painting.
You want to burnish it down really really well and get it really stuck.
You can cut your design on stencil vinyl transfer it to your surface and then paint within the stencil.
I like to use a pretty large scraping tool for this.
Stencil materials for acrylic paint spray paint solvent paint temperature applied paint hand drawn stencils and more.
I used stencil vinyl and i did not use mod podge.
So now we re ready to paint.
Cricut stencil vinyl lets you cut and apply your designs to just about any project whether working with wood canvas plastics paper or more.
I think regular vinyl plus a layer of mod podge seals better than the stencil vinyl.
Painting reusable stencils.
When removing the transfer tape be careful not to lift any of the interior parts of the letters.
Stencil vinyl is not permanent at all.
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Use your vinyl cutter to cut patterns and designs into these stencil materials.
Btw last night i used the same vinyl stencil material for painting a stencil on a wood block for a wedding present and i have to say that stencil material is awesome and fool proof.
Apply the vinyl stencil to your wood sign.
I have the scanncut 2 by brother but i love using cricut vinyl.
Refer to stencil vinyl kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings a kiss cut goes through the stencil vinyl and leaves the liner intact.
It s removed after painting so you can have a nice clean design that is hand painted.
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Painting is my favorite the best way to paint with reusable stencils is to use a sponge.
The stencil vinyl has less stretch and won t tear as easily as regular vinyl.
Each person is different so you may have unique requirements.
Preparation with cricut transfer tape.
Create personalized stencils for your paper crafting add a pattern to your dining room wall or help your kids build that lemonade stand they see in their dreams.
I love that i can make my own stencils and it seals the edges preventing any bleeding.
Apply the vinyl stencil where you want the design to go.
Once it is applied use something like the scraper tool to start pressing it down.
It definitely sealed better than just regular vinyl.
1 roll of 12 x 48 stencil vinyl use with all cricut electronic cutting machines.